Jonathan Capehart
Anchor, “The Saturday/Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart,” MSNBC; Opinion Writer, The Washington Post
Jonathan Capehart is anchor of “The Saturday Show with Jonathan Capehart” and “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on MSNBC. He is also an opinion writer at The Washington Post, where he hosts the “Capehart” podcast and anchors Washington Post Live’s “First Look.” Capehart is a commentator on “PBS Newshour” and featured on the Friday segment, “Brooks and Capehart.” Previously, he was deputy editorial page editor of the New York Daily News and served on its editorial board. In 1999, Capehart’s editorial campaign to save the Apollo Theater earned him and the board the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. He is a panel moderator for the Aspen Institute, Center for American Progress and Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund.
Previously
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